Free Money

1. I will be going on and around campus.
2. I will be approaching students.
3. I cut right to the chase and offered them the free dollar.
4. Since we're offering "free money" with no strings attached, I will offer the dollar and the conversation will go based on how they react.
5. I saw something similar to this on the show Brain Games where they put a box of money in a booth and used hidden cameras to record bystanders' reactions. The recordings showed people being overly skeptical and reluctant with nearly all of them walking away empty-handed. Because of this, I don't think I'll give away all $5, but since I'll be approaching students who could typically use some extra cash I think I'll be able to give away $3 out of the $5.

I gave away $4 out of the $5. Giving a dollar away proved to be easier than I imagined. While a few people seemed skeptical, they didn't question it as much as I thought, and accepted the dollar rather quickly. The only person that did not accept the dollar was a student whose phone conversation I interrupted. They were much more interested in their conversation and annoyed that they had been interrupted to entertain the idea of free money. I assumed most students would accept the dollar because what college student would turn down free money? Moreover, I think being approached by a fellow student made things more comfortable. I think giving away free money would have been more difficult had I approached an older crowd, such as college graduates with a job/income because they would be more inclined to question why a stranger is offering them a dollar they don't necessarily "need" relative to the typical college student. Moreover, if I appeared older and more professional and approached the same students, I think I would have gotten more skeptical responses.